What's the story
John Ternus, Apple 's Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, is the frontrunner to succeed Tim Cook as the company's CEO. A Bloomberg report has revealed that Apple may also be considering a major reshuffle at its top management level. As Cook is turning 65 next month, COO Jeff Williams has already handed over day-to-day operations to Sabih Khan and is on his way out.
Future involvement
Cook's potential post-retirement role
Despite stepping down as CEO, Cook is likely to continue playing a role in some capacity, possibly as board chairman. This is similar to the post-retirement roles of Jeff Bezos at Amazon, Larry Ellison at Oracle, Bill Gates at Microsoft, and Reed Hastings at Netflix. Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman emphasized that this continuity